Ive been scraping YouTube data for about 18 months now. Started small, just pulling metrics for a clients competitor analysis. Within 3 weeks? First IP ban. Heres what happened: I was collecting view counts and engagement stats across 200+ gaming channels. YouTubes systems flagged my IP after roughly 47 requests in under 2 hours. Access The post Why I Started Using Proxies for My YouTube Research (And You Might Need One Too) appeared first on Critical Hit.
Why I Started Using Proxies for My YouTube Research (And You Might Need One Too)
Critical Hit - 19 Jun 2026 17:12
Ive been scraping YouTube data for about 18 months now. Started small, just pulling metrics for a clients competitor analysis. Within 3 weeks? First IP ban. Heres what happened: I was collecting view counts and engagement stats across 200+ gaming channels. YouTubes systems flagged my IP after roughly 47 requests in under 2 hours. Access The post Why I Started Using Proxies for My YouTube Research (And You Might Need One Too) appeared first on Critical Hit.
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